“Dana White Disagrees Lol”: UFC Heartthrob’s Bold Comments on Boxing Following Canelo Alvarez’s Win Leaves the Internet Divided

Despite a longstanding rivalry, it’s an undeniable fact that MMA and boxing share a long history. Shots are often fired from both sides, each claiming to be the superior combat sport. Recently, this rivalry was reignited, thanks to a controversial social media post by MMA journalist Nina-Marie Daniele.

Currently, the biggest topic in the boxing community is Canelo Alvarez‘s dominant victory over Jermell Charlo. Before the fight, the Mexican boxer had declared that he would make a statement, and he certainly did. Amidst all this excitement, Daniele’s controversial comments have added fuel to the enthusiasm of an already passionate boxing audience.

Nina-Marie Daniele expressed ‘controversial’ opinion after Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo

In a recent social media post, MMA journalist Nina-Marie Daniele claimed that the preliminary fights of UFC events are more exciting than the main events of boxing matches. On her social media handle, Daniele wrote, “UFC prelim fights are more exciting than Main event boxing fights. This is a fact.” Prior to this post, the MMA journalist also stated that it’s challenging for MMA fans to enjoy boxing events.

These statements came after Daniele had posted a series of tweets updating fans about the recently concluded bout between Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo. For those unfamiliar with the fight, Canelo Alvarez defeated Charlo after dominating the ‘Iron Man’ for 12 rounds. Charlo, an undisputed light middleweight champion, had moved up two weight classes to challenge Alvarez.

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Despite his ambitious intentions, the American was outclassed in the ring by the Mexican and lost the fight via unanimous decision. For boxing fans, this bout served as further testimony of Canelo Alvarez’s boxing prowess. However, it appears that his dominant performance did little to impress Nina-Marie Daniele. Something evident from her recent comments.

The combat sports community is now divided over the opinion of the popular UFC journalist

While Nina-Marie Daniele is beloved in the MMA community for her cheerful demeanor and charming looks, it seems she has not received the same level of love from the boxing community. This is evident in some of the responses she received, a selection of which is provided below

And some agreements, likely from the MMA community

Some reference to UFC president Dana White’s love for boxing

Some dig at the sport of MMA.

Overall, the reactions were mixed with the MMA fans standing in Danielle’s support. This is while boxing fans continued their trolling. Given the history between the two fandoms, this is something that was expected. A tiny flashback to the rivalry between Jon Jones and Tyson Fury!

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